You would think manufacturers would make baby furniture, swings, bouncers and assorted things easy to assemble, but apparently I need an engineering degree and Channing Tatum's muscles to put together the freaking the rock and play.
Thanks for letting me vent. Feel free to add and GIF.
Re: Some assembly required rant
Me putting together the pack n play.
Side note: if only we had Channing Tatum around to help us out at all times!
Jamie
We won't even discuss the directions. Purely pictorial, not a single word to help figure it out. I had to go back and undo quite a number of things once I realized that I had used the wrong piece in one spot or another, and now needed that piece for the part I was working on at that time. I could have skipped the gym today with the amount of effort I had to put into a simple changing table!
I think it's so if the kids can figure out how to move the crib or pack n play on their own they won't be able to move it through the doorway so they can't go down the stairs. After 2 years we are much better with the pack n play but are struggling with the swing I thought DH was going to lose it.
We got a high chair a week later and it's still in the box (waiting for hubby because I just can't!!)
Jamie
@Beckah31 that would have pissed me off so bad. I'm stubborn but I would have walked away from that.
I don't enjoy putting things together that are made of plastic and metal because they typically have some part that requires enough muscle I think something is going to break. DH is really good at assembly if he slows down enough to check the directions and doesn't "over-muscle" the assembly.